ABSTRACT

The ethical issue of children and young people taking on a caring role is based around caring requiring an inappropriate level of responsibility for their age which affects their current and future wellbeing and education (Dundee Carers Centre, 2018 Dundee Carers Centre. (2018). Supporting young carers in schools [Online]. Dundee Carers Centre and Dundee City Council. Retrieved February 20, 2021, from young-carers-in-schools-simplified-v6-1.pdfdundeecarerscentre.org.uk [Google Scholar]). An ethical dilemma occurs when a choice needs to be made between two unwelcome alternatives with the impact of the dilemma still existing once a choice is made (Banks, 2012 Banks, S. (2012, March 20). Ethics and values in social work [Online] (4th ed.). Palgrave. Available at Ethics and Values in Social Work - Sarah Banks - Google Books.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]). There are multiple sides to the argument surrounding young carers, with one being that there is as much support in place for young carers as possible to ease pressure and enable them to have ‘a childhood similar to their peers’, as intended by the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (Dundee Carers Centre, 2021 Dundee Carers Centre. (2021, March 18). Supporting young carers E-module [Online]. Supporting Young Carers | Carers of Dundee. [Google Scholar]). However, the other side of this argument is that the constraints that young carers face across participation in education, social relationships, and health and wellbeing is too much for a child or young person to take on (Hamilton & Adamson, 2013 Hamilton, M. G., & Adamson, E. (2013). Bounded agency in young carers’ lifecourse-stage domains and transitions. Journal of Youth Studies, 16(1), 101–117. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2012.710743[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). Using the reflection-on-action and reflection-in-action model by Schön (1983 Schön, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. Temple Smith. [Google Scholar]) I will be analyzing and reflecting on my understanding of this ethical issue after critically analyzing the different sides to this argument.

摘要

儿童和青少年承担照顾角色的道德问题是基于照顾需要对他们的年龄承担不适当的责任，这会影响他们当前和未来的福祉和教育（邓迪照顾者中心，2018 年）邓迪护理中心。（2018 年）。支持学校的年轻护理人员[在线]。邓迪护理人员中心和邓迪市议会。2021 年2 月20日从young-carers-in-schools-simplified-v6-1.pdfdundeecarerscentre.org.uk检索  [谷歌学术]）。当需要在两个不受欢迎的选择之间做出选择时，就会出现道德困境，而一旦做出选择，困境的影响仍然存在（Banks，2012 年 Banks, S.（2012 年，3 月 20 日）。社会工作中的伦理和价值观[在线]（第 4版）。帕尔格雷夫。可在社会工作伦理与价值观 - Sarah Banks - Google 图书中找到。[交叉引用]  ，[谷歌学术搜索]）。围绕年轻护理人员的争论有多个方面，其中之一是为年轻护理人员提供尽可能多的支持，以减轻压力并使他们能够像护理人员所希望的那样拥有“与同龄人相似的童年”（苏格兰）2016 年法案（邓迪护理中心，2021 年邓迪护理中心。（2021年3 月 18 日）。支持年轻护理人员电子模块[在线]。支持年轻护理人员 | 邓迪的护理人员。 [谷歌学术]）。然而，这一论点的另一面是，年轻看护者在参与教育、社会关系以及健康和福祉方面面临的限制太多，以至于儿童或年轻人无法承担（Hamilton & Adamson，2013 年 MG汉密尔顿和E.亚当森（2013 年）。年轻护理者生命历程阶段领域和转变中的有限能动性。青年研究杂志，16(1), 101 – 117。https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2012.710743 [Taylor & Francis Online]、[Web of Science®]  、[Google Scholar]）。使用 Schön 的“行动中的反思”和“行动中的反思”模型（1983 年 舍恩，DA（1983 年）。反思实践者：专业人士如何在行动中思考。坦普尔·史密斯。 [Google Scholar] ) 在批判性地分析了这个论点的不同方面之后，我将分析和反思我对这个伦理问题的理解。